====== Werewolf Physiology ======
===== Mercy Thompson Series =====
====Moon Called====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]
  * have a distinctive musk-and-mint scent<sup>03</sup>
  * some people will tell you that werewolves can only shapechange under a full moon<sup>04</sup>
  * a werewolf won't freeze to death sleeping outside, however bad the weather<sup>11</sup>
  * most of them felt that becoming short-tempered and occasionally furry was a small price to pay for extraordinary strength, speed, and senses—not to mention the fringe benefits of a body immune to disease and old age<sup>24</sup>
  * werewolves usually have markings that are more doglike than wolflike<sup>47</sup>
  * they aren't really built for running, they are built for fighting, and there is a deadly beauty to them that comes out only in battle<sup>62</sup>
  * for all their size werewolves still resemble their gracile cousin the timber wolf more than the mastiff or Saint Bernard who are closer to their weight<sup>62</sup>
  * werewolves are very densely muscled; they tend to have a difficult time swimming even if they want to, because, like chimpanzees, they have too much muscle and not enough fat to float<sup>96</sup>
  * are very good at sensing arousal; not just smells, but elevated temperature and increased heart rate<sup>129</sup>
  * arousal in werewolves tends to bring out the fighting instinct in all nearby males<sup>129</sup>
  * cells repaired themselves and removed damage of age, disease and experience<sup>168</sup>
  * werewolves can run faster than greyhounds<sup>178</sup>
  * werewolves' front legs are built more like a bear's or a lion's than a timber wolf's<sup>198</sup>
  * werewolves use their claws to rip and tear flesh<sup>198</sup>


====Blood Bound====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
  * cannot be mistaken for wolves; much bigger and a lot scarier<sup>02</sup>
  * have strength; semi-retractable claws and inch long fangs<sup>15</sup>
  * werewolves don't like the heat<sup>237</sup>

====Iron Kissed====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]

====Bone Crossed====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]

====Silver Borne====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]
  * they can't swim; their bodies are too dense<sup>50</sup>

====River Marked====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]
  * werewolves are seldom out of shape<sup>48</sup>
  * werewolves are quick; not cheetah fast, but faster than timber wolves or dogs<sup>48</sup>

====Frost Burned====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]

====Night Broken====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]

====Fire Touched====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]

====Silence Fallen====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]

====Storm Cursed====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]

====Smoke Bitten====
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]

=====Alpha & Omega Series=====
====Alpha & Omega Novella====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #0.5: [[Alpha & Omega Novella]]

====Cry Wolf====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #1: [[Cry Wolf]]

====Hunting Ground====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #2: [[Hunting Ground]]

====Fair Game====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]]

====Dead Heat====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #4: [[Dead Heat]]

====Burn Bright====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]]

====Wild Sign====
[[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]




The Effects of Silver
werewolves scar with wounds caused with silverChat 2007-06-24
prolonged exposure to silver increases sensitivityMC-258
silver ammo makes wounds that don't heal fast; there is a chance of bleeding outMC-259
silver is harder than lead, and the bullets sometimes blow right through and leave the wolf sick, in pain, and aliveSB-50
silver bullet doesn't mushroom like a lead bullet doesRM-179


How to Kill a Werewolf
werewolves are too tough to die easilySB-50
there aren't many ways for a werewolf to commit suicide
silver bullets have some difficultiesSB-50
the most popular choice is death by werewolfSB-50
drowning is the next popular choice

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANGE AND SHIFTING

From Chat Transcripts:
most disabilities would be healed by the changeChat 2008-04-05

From Moon Called:
  * the most prevalent of the cautionary tales werewolves tell each other is what happens the first time a werewolf changes if he doesn't know what he is<sup>20</sup>
  * no drug in the world that would undo the Change<sup>24</sup>
  * few werewolves considered their state a curse after the first few months<sup>24</sup>
most people don't survive the Change if they're already too sickMC-104
usually when a wolf lives through the Change but doesn't survive his first year, it is because the human cannot control the instincts of the wolfMC-110
any person bitten by a werewolf doesn't turn into another werewolf; it takes an attack so vicious that the victim lies near death to allow the magic of the wolf to slip past the body's immune systemMC-21
in the US, most werewolves are brought over by friends or familyMC-21
there are occasional attacks by rogue werewolves; it is one of the duties of a pack to kill rogues and find their victimsMC-21
werewolves can take as much as fifteen minutes to shift shapeMC-13
shifting is not easy or painless at the best of times, and it was worse without the aid of the moon's callMC-46
sometimes the shift helps werewolves heal faster; usually the shift from human to wolf but the other way works as wellMC-95

From Alpha&Omega:
There are rulesAO-31
First is that no person may be changed against their willAO-31
Second is that no person may be Changed until they have been counseled and passed a simple test to demonstrate that they understand what that Change meansAO-31

From Cry Wolf:
usually when a wolf Changed someone, it was drawn back to the new werewolf for a while; some genetic imperative to make sure that an untaught, uncontrolled werewolf wasn't going to draw too much unwanted attentionCW-201

From Blood Bound:
John Hopkins has a whole team looking for a virus or bacteria that could cause the ChangeBB-03
females don't survive the change as well as malesBB-111


===== New Werewolves =====
[[Moon Called]]
  * the young ones have less control of their wolves than others<sup>03</sup>
  * too young to have the kind of control he'd need to keep from killing someone his beast would see as a competing predator in his territory<sup>09</sup>
  * new werewolves unless they have the guidance of a strong dominant, have little control of their wolf form the first few times they change<sup>20</sup>
  * so new that they could be moonstruck<sup>26</sup>



